Author Archives: City of Victoria Youth Council

Wednesday, May 24th 6pm-8pm 722 Cormorant St. Suite 300 City of Victoria Youth Council members Shae-Linn Davies, Sara Maya Bhandar, Sammy Ross, and Paige Collins are raising awareness about housing affordability in the city and its impacts on youth. The group is campaigning online and on the streets using guerilla art and #youthhousingyyj. In MayContinue reading

Start your summer with the CVYC Mural Project. We invite youth ages 14-24 to collaboratively produce a community mural at the Yates St. Community Garden. Participants will be supported by Indigenous Artist in Residence at the City of Victoria, Lindsay Delaronde to develop a vision and execute the mural. The CVYC Mural Project runs every SaturdayContinue reading “CVYC Mural Project”

The City of Victoria Youth Council (CVYC) hosted a non-partisan All-Candidates Q&A for youth of all ages on Saturday, April 29th. Key issues such as education, transportation, and health care were discussed. Candidates from Victoria-Beacon Hill, Victoria-Swan Lake, Oak Bay-Gordon Head, and Saanich South joined to help youth gear up for election day – MayContinue reading “All-Candidates Q&A with Youth”

CVYC’s 2016/2017 cohort recently cross the mid-year point in our program. We spent some time reflecting on our experience thus far. We are proud of accomplishing the following: Learning about the realities and legacy of colonization Becoming familiar with our neighbourhoods and connecting with people in our city Strategically planning a community event Community mappingContinue reading “Mid-Year Review”